A FOOD TRADITION
Trinidadian and Tobagonian Creole Cuisine
A multicultural island cooking tradition blending West African, Indigenous, European, and Caribbean influences across Trinidad and Tobago.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Fish Broth
A Bajan fish soup made by simmering fish with root vegetables, aromatics, water, and seasoning into a hearty broth.
Macaroni Pie
A baked Caribbean macaroni casserole made with pasta, cheese, milk, egg, and butter until firm and golden.
Pastelles
A traditional Trinidadian savory parcel of seasoned ground meat enclosed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in banana leaf, and steamed.
Pelau
A Dominican Creole one-pot rice dish made with caramelized sugar, pigeon peas, chicken or other meat, and aromatics, often enriched with coconut milk.
Roast Pork
Roast pork is pork seasoned with aromatics and roasted until tender and browned.
Saltfish and Bakes
Salted fish is cooked and served with fried or baked wheat-flour dough rounds known as bakes.
Sancoche
A Dominican Creole one-pot stew combining meat or poultry with root vegetables and, in some versions, dumplings.
Stew Chicken
A Belizean-style chicken stew in which browned chicken is simmered with onion, garlic, tomato, bell pepper, and savory seasonings.
Sugar Cake
A traditional Bajan confection made by cooking coconut with sugar until firm and cutting it into pieces.
Tamarind Balls
A no-bake Caribbean sweet made by mixing tamarind pulp with sugar and rolling the mixture into bite-sized balls.
Toolum
A traditional Barbadian coconut sweet made by cooking grated coconut with sugar, ginger, and warming spices until firm enough to shape.
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